Monday, March 10, 2003
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Senior trust reform official leaves Interior
A senior Department of Interior official who openly criticized the Clinton and Bush administrations for their handling of the Indian trust retired from federal service last week....
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Hall says tribes 'at the table' in Cobell case
The leader of the nation's largest inter-tribal organization said tribes will be "at the table" in the ongoing Cobell Indian trust fund lawsuit....
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The Week in Review
Supreme Court issues trust rulings, Ross Swimmer nomination advances, judge hits government on trust reform and Indian housing funds questioned.
One tribe celebrated, another expressed dismay and Indian Country looked on cautiously with the release of two Supreme Court rulings affecting the federal government's trust responsibilities....
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Supreme Court briefs back affirmative action
A diverse group of Indian interests has lent support to the University of Michigan in an affirmative action case that could have widespread implications for the education of Native American students throughout the country....
Colo. university returning Tlingit totem
The University of Northern Colorado is repatriating a totem pole to the Tlingit Tribe of Alaska, nearly one hundred years after it was stolen from tribal land....
Yellow Bird: Don't cut funds for the elderly
"Elders are a near majority in North Dakota, so health care is important....
USDA report cites civil rights complaints
A report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cites civil rights problems at the Department of Agriculture, the target of discrimination complaints by minority farmers and minority employees....
Editorial: Drilling supporters likely to ignore report
A report from the National Academy of Sciences that details the "largely unfavorable" consequences of drilling in Alaska is likely to be ignored by Republicans and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton, The New York Times says in an editorial today....
Bill would beef up law enforcement at Whiteclay
The Nebraska Legislature held a hearing last week on a bill that would use liquor tax proceeds to increase law enforcement at the town of Whiteclay....
Fla. tribes enjoy 'double standard' in the courts
Florida's two federally-recognized tribes are exploiting a "double standard" when it comes to the court, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel claims in a report....
Lumbee tribal members agree to limit territory
Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina voted on Saturday to limit the tribe's territory....
Nearly 250 Yellowstone bison slaughtered last week
The death toll of bison in Yellowstone National Park will hit nearly 300, thanks to a week of slaughter by Montana livestock officials....
Utah student group hosts 30th annual pow-wow
The Native American Student Council at Utah State University held its 30th annual pow-wow on Saturday....
Summit in Ariz. focuses on sacred site protection
Indian activists and leaders from the Americas met in Arizona to discuss the protection of sacred sites....
McKosato: Maybe Little Bighorn needs a frybread stand
"It was a little more than 10 years ago, I believe, when I paid a visit to the Little Big Horn National Monument in southeastern Montana....
Documentary explores Sacajawea's famous journey
"The Journey of Sacajawea," a documentary about the Lemhi Shoshone woman who was a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, premieres on Idaho Public Television tonight....
N.D. tribe holds ceremony for its troops
The Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Tribe of North Dakota held a special ceremony in honor of tribal members who are serving in the U.S....
Young reintroduces two Alaska Native bills
Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) reintroduced two bills to benefit Alaska Natives and Alaska Native corporations....
Tohono O'odham Nation hosts hearing on border issues
The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona is hosting a Congressional hearing today to focus on border issues....
Wife of Navajo Nation vice president resigns post
The wife of Navajo Nation vice president Frank Dayish Jr....
Lakota family wants probe into shooting by police
The family of a Lakota man shot to death by a police officer in Rapid City, South Dakota, is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the incident....
Family of dead soldier convinced of foul play
The family of a Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member who was found dead under mysterious circumstances at West Point Military Academy in New York isn't satisfied with the Army's handling of the case....
Judge removes lead plaintiff from Cobell case
US District Judge Royce Lamberth last week agreed to remove Earl Old Person, former chairman of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, as a lead plaintiff in the Cobell trust fund lawsuit....
Bill includes funds for Sioux tribal project
The first phase of construction plans for the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in South Dakota will be unveiled later this month....
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